After the Guadalcanal landings, Admiral Nimitz wanted to distract Japanese attention by launching an amphibious raid elswhere. Foreshadowing Bloody Tarawa, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and countless other landings in the face of intense Japanese resistance, the Makin Raid taught the Marines a great deal.
$18.95
OSPREY PUBLISHING
MACMILLAN PUBLISHERS
English
9781472803276
OSP RAID044